AstheonlyU.S.militaryServicetobeestablishedduringtheInformationAge,theUnitedStatesSpaceForce(USSF)hastheuniqueopportunitytobe“borndigital.”Wewillseizethisopportunity.Spaceisawarfightingdomain,andthethreatswefacecovergreatdistancesattremendousspeeds.WemustembracetheInformationAgetoolsatourdisposaltoensurethedomainissecure,stable,andaccessibleforourgenerationandthenext.TheUSSFwillbecometheworld’sfirstfullyDigitalService.Wewillbeaninterconnected,innovative,digitallydominantforce.

BecomingaDigitalServiceismorethanjustagenerationalopportunity;itisawarfightingimperative.Thisimperativeisdrivenprincipallybytwofactors:(1)thenatureofthethreatand(2)thesizeoftheSpaceForce.Weknowpotentialadversariesaredevelopingaspectrumofthreatsatanalarmingpace,directlychallengingstabilityinspaceandthemanybenefitsweenjoyasaspacefaringnation.Tocounterthesethreats,wemustchangetheparadigm.Wemustactfarmoreswiftlyanddecisivelyacrossallaspectsofleadership,acquisition,engineering,intelligence,andoperationsinordertotakeuppermanentresidenceinsidetheadversary’sobserve,orient,decide,act(OODA)loop.Inaddition,giventherelativelysmallsizeoftheUSSF,accomplishingthisgoalwillrequireustoamassatechnologicallyadept,“digitallyfluent”spacecadremoreproficient,efficient,andagilethananyotherforceinhistory.

Thisforward-lookingdocumentbeginsbyelaboratingontheimperativedrivingustobeaDigitalService.ItthendescribesanaspirationalVisionofwhatitmeanstobeaDigitalService,includingintroducinganddefiningkeyconceptsformingthefoundationofourcollectivedigitalfluency.Thisdocumentalsoexplainsthefourdigitalfocusareas,theirscopeandimportance,andhowtheyrelate.Thesefocusareasprovideaframeworkforimplementation,whichwillshapeaforthcomingroadmapfordigitaltransformation.

AlthoughIhaveentrustedourTechnologyandInnovationOfficetoleadtheUSSFdigitaltransformation,itisnottheirresponsibilityalone.Thefactisweareallpioneersofournation’sSpaceForce;itisincumbentoneveryoneofustoforgeourselvesintoaDigitalServicethatwelcomescollaboration,boldness,continuouslearning,diversityandinclusion,andadaptiveness.EveryGuardian,regardlessofcareerfieldorbackground,shouldseizeopportunitiestoadoptnewtechnologiesandmigrateday-to-dayactivitiesintothe“dataspace,”aswellastoencourageteammateswherenecessaryonthisjourney.

ThisisourVisionforaDigitalService,andmycalltoactiontoeveryGuardian.Workingtogether,wecanmakethisVisionareality.Iameagertoseetheincrediblefuturewewillcreate.

JOHNW.RAYMONDGeneral,USSFChiefofSpaceOperations

DigitalFluency:Theabilityofapersonatanyleveloftheorganizationtoeffectivelyselectandusetheappropriatetoolsandtechnologiesto

interpretinformation,discovermeaning,designcontent,constructknowledge,andcommunicateideasinadigitallyconnectedworld

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–LtGenStephenWhiting,

Commander,SpOC

“Necessityisthemotherofinnovation.FromaSpaceForceperspectiveof16,000personnelorfewer,weneedtobelight,lean,agile,andboldtounlockourpotential.”

–DoDDigitalModernizationStrategy(2019)

“[DigitalModernization]willenable

increasedlethalityfortheJointwarfighter,empowernewpartnershipsthatwilldrivemissionsuccess,andimplementnewreformsenactedtoimprovecapabilitiesacrosstheinformationenterprise.”

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WHYDIGITALANDWHYNOW?

ThefundamentalreasonforthecreationofourServicedictateswhywemustbeaDigitalService:thethreatisrealandimminent.Atthismoment,potentialadversariesareworkingdiligentlytonegateU.S.advantagesinthespacedomainandarerapidlyclosingthegap.Theyarepressingtofieldspace,counterspace,cyberspace,andelectromagneticspectrum(EMS)capabilitiesmorequicklythanweareand,insomecases,areonpacetosurpassus.Giventhevitalrolespacecapabilitiesplayaspartofthemodernjointwarfightingenvironment,thisisanunacceptablerisk

toU.S.nationalsecurityandeconomicprosperity.

Tocombatthisthreat,wemustactatonce.Weneedtoleverageinformationanddatatoaccelerateourabilitytodevelop,field,andoperatejointspacecapabilitieswithunparalleledspeedandruthlessproficiency.Wemustexploitdigitalsolutionstothriveandadaptwithinahostile,complex,anddynamicenvironmentthatisinherentlymoreboundto—anddrivenby—

technologythananyotherdefensedomainormissionset.Thefactofthematteristhatspaceistheonlyphysicaldomaininwhichtherearenohumansinplacetoconductmilitaryoperations.Everythingouroperatorsexperienceaboutthedomainisderivedthroughthedatareceivedfromspaceandourabilitytorapidlyanalyzethatdatatoouradvantage.Giventhisoperationalreality,andtheimperativewehavetoleveragedataandinformationevenmoreextensivelytoprevailinahighlycontestedandcongestedoperatingenvironment,theUSSFwillundergoalarge-scaleculturalandtechnicaltransformationbyembracingmoderntechnologiesandmethodologiestobeagenuineDigitalService.Theintentofthisdigitaltransformationistoenableustorecapturetheinitiativeandmaintainsuperiorityinthedomainournationpioneered.

ThesizeoftheSpaceForceprovidesanothercompellingreasonfordigitaltransformation:toaccomplishourexpansivemissionwithasmall,specializedService,wemustbeextraordinarilyproficientandlethallyefficient.WhilesomecouldregardtherelativeleannessofourServiceasanobstacletosuccess,itmayinfactbeoneofourgreateststrengths.ThoughDoDspacemissionsaretypicallymulti-domain,theyareroutinelyaccomplishedbyrelativelysmallcadresofhighlyspecializedteamspushingthefrontiersof

whatistechnologicallypossible.Inotherwords,themissionandpeopleoftheUSSFareanidealmatchfortheInformationAge,whichiswhyweareuniquelyposturedtobe“borndigital.”Inaddition,wehavetheopportunitytobehighlyselectiveinourrecruitment,retention,andtraining,therebyensuringweshapeanelite,technologicallyadept,“digitallyfluent”workforce.Ultimately,alean,focusedforceisinherentlymoreadaptable,uniquelyenablingustorapidlypivotandevolveinresponsetoahighlydynamiclandscape.

OnepurposeofthisdocumentistohelpGuardiansincreasetheirdigitalfluency.Assuch,somecore,digitallyrelatedtermsareexplainedincall-outboxeslikethis,whileotherkeytermsaredefinedintheglossary.

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BybecomingaDigitalService,wehavethepotentialtobemoreproficient,efficient,andagile.Throughthisdigitaltransformation,wewillfosteranenvironmentthatincubatesquick-turn,innovativesolutionsineveryaspectofcapabilitydevelopment.Combinedwiththerightpoliciesandprocesses,wewillflattenbureaucracyandempowerrapid,data-drivendecision-makingatalllevels.Energizedbycutting-edgetrainingcontentandtherightprofessionalincentives,wewillunleashthepowerofoureliteworkforceacrossasynergizedenterprise.ADigitalSpaceForcewillnotonlygeneratewholesalecompetitiveadvantageanddictatethetermsofanyfuturespaceconflict,itwillalsoallowustoserveasamodelforoursisterServicesintermsofwhatispossibleforanycombatdomain.

Theneedcouldn’tbeclearer—theUSSFmustmoveoutswiftlyanddeliberatelytobecomeaDigitalServiceaspartofthehistoricopportunitytoreformeveryaspectofourdefensespaceenterprise.Whatthatwilllooklikeandhowitwillfundamentallytransformthewaywedobusinessisdescribedintheremainderofthisdocument.Ingrainedwithinalloftheseefforts,itwillbecriticalforustoensureourDigitalServiceissecureincyberspaceandacrosstheEMS.

Werecognizethistransformationwilltaketime,andwewillneedtonavigateahostofchallengestoachieveouraims.WhileeffortsareunderwaytoimprovethedigitalinfrastructurewesharewiththeU.S.AirForce(USAF),muchworkremains.Wemustleverageourindustryandgovernmentalpartnershipstoensurethedigitalinfrastructurewerelyoncanmeetmoderndemands.Inaddition,wemustundergoaculturaltransformationinconjunctionwithourdigitaltransformationeffortstonourishanenvironmentthatencouragesboldness,transparency,continuousinnovation,andcalculatedrisk-takingbalancedagainstpotentialopportunities.Wewillalsoneedtorethinkarchaicpoliciesandprocessesthatinhibitourabilitytoadaptandinnovatemorerapidlythanouradversaries.Overcomingthesechallengeswillrequireanintegratedplanconnectingmultipleongoingandplannedactivities.Thedevelopmentofthisplaniscriticaltoourlong-termsuccessandwillbeaddressedinaforthcomingroadmap.

DIGITALSPACEFORCEVISION

ConfrontingthestarkrealityofthegrowingthreatwithasmallcadreofdedicatedGuardiansmakestheurgentneedfordigitaltransformationclear.Thenextquestionwemustansweris,“WhatdoesitmeantobeaDigitalService?”Toalignstakeholderunderstandingofouraspirationaldirection,itiscrucialtopresentaunifiedconceptofwhataDigitalServicelookslikeandthebenefitsitprovides.Therefore,theintentofthissectionistoestablishandexplainthefullscope

oftheDigitalSpaceForceVision.

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ThisVisionofaDigitalSpaceForceisdefinedas:aninterconnected,innovative,digitallydominantforce.Thesethreetenetsarediscussedbelow,toincludehowtheyinterrelateandhowtheybuild

successivelytowardaworld-classfightingforcethatexpertlyandintuitivelyleveragesdigitaltechnologyinordertomaintainspacesuperiority.

NottobeconfusedwithanoverarchingUSSFVision.

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-LtGenJohnShaw,

DeputyCommander,USSPACECOM

“WemustbecomeaDigitalServicequicklyandonabroadscale,andnotonlyacrossourownenterprise,butalsocreatingconnectionswithalliesandindustry.”

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Tenet1:Interconnected

Aninterconnectedforceeffectivelyandefficientlysharesrelevantinformationwithabroadarrayofstakeholdersinsupportofthemission.It

necessarilyencompassesboththepeopleand

Data-Centric:Recognizingthepower,

theinfrastructureneededtoenableandfoster

promise,andprimacyofdata,data-centric

unrestrainedexchangeofinformationandideas.

meansmaximizingtheextenttowhich

Thefoundationofaninterconnectedforceisits

personnelprioritizedata(vs.products)to

increasethespeed,relevance,and

digitalinfrastructure,whichwemusttreatasa

effectiveness

of

information

exchange,

criticalstrategicassetifwearetobetruly“data-

knowledgemanagement,anddecision-making.

“Technology,andhowtouse

centric.”Our

datanetworks

mustbebandwidth-richwhilealsobeing

it,shouldbestitchedinas

reliablethroughout

thespectrum

ofconflict

and

secure

partofeveryGuardian’s

acrossmultiplesecuritylevels.Ourshareddatarepositories

DNA.”

mustalsobevisibleandaccessibletothosewhoneeditand

-LtGenNinaArmagno,USSF

securedagainstthosewho

don’t.Withthis

robust

digital

DirectorofStaff

infrastructureasafoundation,wewillestablishatrusted,

understandable,

collaborative

environment

that

incorporatestheusertoolsandapplicationstoenablesecureinteractionwithprotectedcategoriesofdata.Furthermore,theUSSFmustsupportaworldinwhichwearenolongerboundtoasinglephysicallocation.ThiscangivetheUSSFtheflexibilitytohaveGuardiansoperatevirtuallyas“digitalnomads,”seamlesslysupportingavarietyofmissionsfromarangeoflocationsaspartofanintrinsicallymobileforce.Wemustpursuesite-agnosticsolutions,enablingservice-based,distributedfunctionalityregardlessofthemissionsupportedortheprotectionrequirementsofthedatainvolved.Alloftheseelementsmustalsobefullylinkedandinteroperable.

Achievingpervasiveinterconnectivitywillrequiremorethanjustapotentdigitalenvironment—wemustalsoaddressthepeopleandculturesideoftheequation.Wewillestablishandincentivizeopen,transparentcommunicationsacrossallstakeholderstoachieveunityofeffortacrosstheforce.Goingforward,thedefaultmindsetforallGuardiansmustbebiasedtowardcollaborationviaintegratedsolutions;everyoneshouldstrivetomaintainthefullpictureandhelpotherstoachievethesame.Thisrequiresustoincubateacultureofforthrightmutualtrustbothhorizontallyandverticallyacrosstheforce;inthisfast-paced,high-threatenvironment,wemustcontinually

keepinmindweareallonthesameteam.

Anotherimportantaspectofbeinganinterconnectedforceisthebreadthoftheconstituentconnections.Targetedpartnershipswithindustrycanprovideaccesstorapidlyevolvingtechnologiesatthevanguardofwhatispossible.Byenticingnewandforward-thinkingcompaniestoworkwiththeUSSFandsmartlyincreasingourusageofcommercialdataformissionactivities,wecancollectivelyachievecapabilitiesfar

surpassingthosewecouldgeneratealone.Additionally,workingwithacademicinstitutionswillprovideusopportunitiesfordegreesandcertificationsmeanttofeedanddevelopahighlytrainedandspecializedworkforceaswellasmechanismsforresearchanddevelopmentcollaboration.Further,pursuingandstrengtheningjointventureswithsisterServices,U.S.agencies,andinternationalalliescanextendourreachandrelevance,whileoffsettingtheburdenoftransitioncosts.Inbuildingthesepartnerships,itwillbecriticaltoensurewepossesstheappropriatedatarightstopromoteflexibilityandcontrol.Ultimately,weknowthereisinherentstrength,efficiency,andcollectiveingenuityinaninteroperabledigitallycollaborativeenvironmentthatextendstoa

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–CSOPlanningGuidance(2020)

“Iexpectcommandersandprogrammanagerstoacceptmoderateriskassociatedwithinnovationandexperimentationtobuildanagileforcethatbetterensuresourlong-termcompetitiveadvantageinspace.”

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broadercommunityofstakeholders,andwewillengageactivelytobuildandbolsterthosepartnershipsforthebenefitofall.

Tenet2:Innovative

Aninnovativeforceroutinelyembracesnewapproachesandreadilychallengesthestatusquoaspartofadeliberatecommitmenttocontinuouslyevolve,improve,andadvance.InthecontextofaDigitalService,thisinnovationwillnecessarilyinvolvethedevelopmentandadoptionofnewtechnologiesinordertomoreeffectivelyconfrontuncertaintyinavolatile,competitiveenvironment.EmpoweringtheworkforcewillbecrucialtothisfacetofourVisionbecauseGuardianswillnotonlyneedtobeequippedwiththerightskillstoeffectivelyinnovate,theywillalsoneedtherightsupportstructuresandencouragementstobewillingtodoso.

Aspartofasmall,streamlinedService,everymembermustbeachangeagent,abletocontributeboldandimaginativesolutionstohardproblems.Insupportofthisethos,continuouslearningandpersonalgrowthwillbeourmantra.Itwillbeincumbentuponallpersonneltoconstantlyexpandtheirdigitalfluencyandhonetheirskillsetstokeeppaceinthishighlydynamicdigitalenvironment.Additionally,theUSSFwillbolsterthesevaluesthroughtimelyandrelevantlearningactivitiesthatareeminentlyaccessibleviastate-of-the-artmodalities.Combinedwiththepowerofcollaborativeinterconnectionsdiscussedabove,SpaceForceprofessionalswillbeaffordedtraining,education,andindustryimmersionopportunitiesrelatedtocurrentandemergingtechnologiesinordertoattainandmaintainacollectivepredispositionfora“digital-first”mindset.

Wewillalsoneedtoattractandretainpeoplewiththeappropriatetechnicalaptitudeandattitudefromamultitudeofsourcestoensurewehavethetopdigitaltalentandnecessaryrangeofperspectives.Capitalizingonthepartnershipsweforgeaspartofbeinginterconnected,wewillengagewithandcanvasslesstraditionalsourcestofulfillourrecruitmentobjectives.Wewillonboardhighlyskilledandmotivatedtechnicalexpertsacrossthecommunityintheneartermwhilesimultaneouslysowingtheseedsforthedevelopmentofajuniorcadreoffutureleadersandinnovators.Furthermore,thesametechnologythatwillenableustobedigitalnomadswillalsoactivateabroadercommunityofusers.Thiswillhelpusachievediversityinthoughtandexpertiseaswellasinclusivityofbackgroundsandexperiencestobringthebestideastobear,inoculateagainstgroupthink,anddriveinnovation.

Combinedwithourinvestmentstoprimeadigitallyfluentworkforce,wemustalsocultivatetheenvironmenttounleashtheirpotential.ThiswillincludeequippingGuardianswiththerighttoolsetstoharnesstheirskills.Toadaptivelyrespondtoadversarythreats,theUSSFwillpositionitselfasanaggressiveearlyadopterofcutting-edge,user-driventechnologies,whichrepresentthebestcapabilitiesindustryhastooffer.Anotherimportantaspectofthisenvironmentwillbeto

acquiretheappropriatedatarightstoensuretheUSSFhasthenecessaryleverageoveritscapabilities.Aboveall,deliveringtrulygame-changinginnovationswillrequireGuardianstobeempoweredtoactontheirideas.USSFmembersmustbegrantedthepsychologicalsafetyandprofessionalincentivestobeassertiveandtakeriskswhenappropriate.Tosupportthisparadigmshift,wewillmodifyourperformanceevaluationframeworkstorecognizeand

valuethesetraits.Further,wewillchallengeeveryonetobeateacherandleaderinthisdigitaltransformationandrelentlesslydrivedecision-makingdowntothelowestpracticablelevel.Byfosteringthisculture,wewillbreakfreeoflegacy,passivementalitiesandestablishanenvironmentofbottom-up,organicinnovationtocatalyzeourdigitaltransformation.

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–MajGenKimberlyCrider,

ChiefTIO(Acting)

“Bydrivingdigitaldominanceinourengineering,workforce,headquarters,andoperations,wewillcreateaself-sustainingsystemofinnovation.”

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Tenet3:DigitallyDominant

Adigitallydominantforcetranslatesitscumulativetechnicalprowessintopotentforce-multiplyingeffectstodevelop,field,andoperatecapabilitiesmorequicklyandeffectivelythananypotentialadversary.Toachievelastingdominancewillrequireustoinstillandsynthesizetheinterconnectedandinnovativeelementsalreadydescribedintoeveryaspectofhowwedoourjobinsupportofthejointwarfightingforce.

Thekeytobeingdigitallydominantwillbeourpeople.Wemustestablishaproperlyresourced,fullyempowered,digitallyfluentworkforcethatisable—andincentivized—tochampioninnovationateveryturn.Basedonanaffirmingculture,streamlinedbusinessprocesses,andarobustDigital

DataSpace:Avirtualenvironment—madeaccessiblebytechnologyandtools—forexchangingdigitalinformationbetweenandamonghumansandmachineswithgreaterspeed,robustness,andaccuracythanispossiblethoughconventionalIndustrialAgetechniques.

EngineeringEcosystem(DEE),Guardianswillintuitivelythinkandactinthe“dataspace,”fullyequippedtoaddressthedynamicchallengesfacingus.Ultimately,wemustseektoenableallpersonneltoactas“intrapreneurs,”embracingdigitaltechnology,drivinginnovation,andpushingboundariesinhowprocessesandoperationsareexecutedthroughouttheorganization.

Havingadigital-firstmindsetandbeingdigitallydominantwillrequireanextensivenetworkofinnovative,digitallyfluentSpaceForceprofessionalswhoinstinctivelyprioritizeactionableknowledgeoverstaticproducts(e.g.,reports,appraisals,graphs,briefingcharts,etc.).Inthelegacy,product-centricparadigm,thepredominantfocushasbeenonthecreationofisolated,stagnantdeliverablesthatarenecessarilyimperfect,IndustrialAgetranslationsofinformation.Worse,thesestaleanddisconnectedproductsareoftenoneroustocreateandmanagewithoutprovidingcommensuratevaluetothemissionordecision-makingprocess.Thesuperiorparadigmistobedata-centric.Thisapproachwillallowustorapidlycaptureandexchangeneededinformationandknowledgewithinthedataspace,toincludegeneratingstreamlined,dynamic,synchronizedoutputstiedtomission-relatedactionsandoutcomes.Ultimately,ourDigitalSpaceForcewillmakedata-drivendecisionstofieldandoperategroundbreaking,spacecapabilitiesatvelocitiesthatseeminconceivabletoday.

Throughthepipelineofinterconnectedinnovationdescribedabove,ourDigitalServicewillbecapableofrapidlyacquiring,developing,andfieldinggame-changingcapabilitiesandallowingustoleverageastreamlinedworkforcetooutpacethethreat.WewillbuildandfosterrelationshipswithothermilitaryServices,U.S.agencies,internationalpartners,academicandresearchinstitutions,andthecommercialsector,enablingustobebothdriversandadoptersofdisruptivetechnologyopportunities.Combiningthisbroad-baseddigitalcollaborationwiththeorganiccapabilitiesofourtight-knitandtechnologicallyproficientforce,wewillbecomedigitallydominant.

Throughthisdigitaldominance,wewillachievethespeedandagilityneededtodriveadvantageovercompetitorsandadversariesinordertomaintainspacesuperiority.

DIGITALFOCUSAREAS

TheCSOPlanningGuidance(CPG)totheSpaceForceemphasizestheurgentneedto“CreateaDigitalServicetoAccelerateInnovation.”Inordertobetterunderstandthe

scopeofthechangesneeded,aswellastoestablishaframeworkforimplementingthosechanges,theCPGalsoidentifiedfourfocusareas:DigitalEngineering,DigitalWorkforce,Digital

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Headquarters,andDigitalOperations.AchievingthetenetsofourDigitalServiceVision—interconnected,innovative,anddigitallydominant—willrequireustomakesignificant,coordinatedinvestmentswithineachofthesefocusareas.Thelong-termadvantagesoftheseinvestmentsarealmostlimitless,enablingustoconfrontandovercomethethreatwithasmall,potentforce.However,wewillalsogainahostofshort-termbenefits,includingasmartpathwayforstandingupournewServiceandameanstoachieveefficienciescalledoutintheCPG,likea15%enhancementtotheamountofdwelltimeavailablefortrainingoftheworkforce.

Thesefocusareascannotbefullyachievedthroughinsularapproaches.TheUSSFwillneedtoworkwiththebroaderDepartmentoftheAirForcefunctionalsandUSAFpartnerstoaccelerateinvestmentprioritiesandrevitalizeourshareddigitalinfrastructuretoensureitmeetsallmissionneeds.Inaccordancewiththe2020DoDDataStrategy,wewillcollaboratewiththelargercommunitytoensuretheentire“techstack”isdesigned,procured,andexercisedwithdataandprocessinteroperabilityasacorerequirementfromthestart.WewillalsocombineforceswithinnovativethoughtleadersacrosstheDoD,academia,industry,andinternationalpartnerswhoareembarkingontheirowndigitaltransformations.Ourforthcomingroadmapwillcontainspecificimplementationguidance,alongwithtangibleinvestmentsandassociatedmetrics,thataddresspartneringopportunitiesandwillbestructuredinaccordancewiththesefourfocusareas.

It’simportanttobeclearattheoutsetregardingthescopeofeachofthesefocusareasandhowweexpectthemtocontributetotheDigitalSpaceForceVision.Thefocusareasareinextricablylinked;ifwefailtofulfillthepotentialofanyonefocusarea,wewillfailtobeatrueDigitalService.Thefocusareasoverlap,providinginterdependent,synergisticcontributionstowardachievingaDigitalSpaceForce.Bydrivingdigitaldominanceinallfourfocusareas,wewillfulfilltheDigitalSpaceForceVisionandcementoursuperiorityinthedigitalrealmaspartofourlargergoalofspacesuperiority.

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DigitalTwin:Anintegrateddigitalrepresentationofanentityofinterestthatusesincreasinglyrefinedmodels,simulations,anddataovertimetoinformdecisionsaboutthatentityofinterest.

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Consistentwiththe2018DoDDigitalEngineering(DE)Strategy,akeyaimofDEistomanagethecomplexityofcontemporaryweaponsystem

acquisitionaswellasaccelerateandmodernizetheentirecapabilitydevelopmentlifecycle—fromconceptiontodeploymenttooperationsandsustainment.Poweredbyauthoritativesourcesoftruth,incorporatingbigdataapproaches,utilizingtechniqueslikemodel-basedsystemsengineering,andanchoredtoasharedmodelingandsimulation(M&S)framework,wewillmanagerequirements

andtestingfromthewarfightertothedeveloperandbackagainasacontinuous,virtualdigitalthreadwithinanoveralltechstack.Wewilldevelopenterprise-levelarchitecturesthatcaptureoptimizedforcedesignslinkedtothreatmodelsanddesiredwarfightereffectswhilesupportingbroaderDoDenterprisestrategicintent,cooperation,andpartneringefforts.WewilladoptAgilepracticestoquicklycreateandfieldincrementalsolutionsandestablishDevSecOpsfactoriestospursoftwaredevelopmentandincorporatesecurityconsiderationsfromtheoutset.Insteadofconductingmilestone,artifact-basedtechnicalreviewswithanarrowrangeofparticipants,wewillenabletargetedengagementbyallstakeholdersonanincrementalandongoingbasis,whilealsoensuringtheUSSFmaintainscompliancewithapplicablelawsandpoliciesregardingkeyacquisitiondecisionpoints.“Digitaltwins”willalsobeestablishedtotiealloftheseelementstogether,enablingcollaborationwithmissionpartnersaspartofagiledevelopmentandtestingofcapabilitiesaswellasseamlesstransitiontooperationsandongoingsustainment.

Improvingandacceleratingthecapabilitylifecycleisheavilyreliantonhavingasecure,revitalized,resilientdigitalinfrastructurepoweredbyastate-of-the-art,interoperable,low-latencynetwork.Ontopofthisfoundationalinfrastructure,theUSSFwillestablishthenecessarytools,appli